Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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Fred Explained His Gratitude For His Adopted Country A familiar foce a! PHS during the 1968-69 school year was that of Federico Pkhl-Compos, known by all as Fred . Fred hod on ac- tive year, participating in cross country, serving on the student council, speaking before various groups, and writing for the school paper. In Alpha Delta Rho, he presented a living example of existentialism, and his other con- troversial views tinged many discussions. Living with his adopted fomily- for-a-year, Fred was presented with the American way of life with its peculiarities. Before he returned to his home in Argen- tina, Fred wrote this letter for his American friends.- Dear PHS'ers: Now I must face saying good- bye. This has been a long year that has passed quickly. I doubt if you'll understand, but that is the way I feel. It wasn't easy to live like an American for one year, to speck a different language. I don't doubt that many PHS'ers hod trouble understanding my very personal English. It was not easy to drink gallons of milk and eat cold cereal every morning. It gether with the AFS Chapter, have taught me that no matter where you come from, or what tongue you speak, you are a human being over all. Before saying good-bye, I should soy thanks to everyone for everything. Thanks for ac- cepting me like I am, with all my faults. Thanks for listening to me. Thanks for the uncountable rides you have given me. You don't know how much these things mean to a 17-year old who arrives in a country where he knows nobody. I have decided I won't soy good-bye, I'll just say till the next time we meet, that I hope will be real soon. Federico Pichl TAKING AOVANTA« of • tomly loefeo» pod. Fr d «Mwiumm ««oft oI hli »IW. Kotfy. to fv h hot 4 btehm cH Iht dw.ro board Into do «awry dap . GCSTUtlNO EXPIESSiVtlY, TroH t lM to nx am to • tooAf pop rd-ror who ha vwwpoito « «oncoming ortxto ho M» mrtrmn to» «h« school pop ». wasn't easy to adapt to a dif- ferent type of environment. Liv- ing with you all for one year was the most wonderful experience an Argentina teenager can have. I will carry to my home coun- try the image of America that all of you in this wonderful town helped to create. It is a truthful image, because you can only understand a country after you hove learned to live in it, like its people. I cannot say good-bye with- out naming the two organiza- tions that were involved in my coming to America: American Field Service, and the Plymouth Rotary Club. Eoch Rotarian, to- il

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